Ate breakfast and fed the sheep. Q&A about Moody with the parents. Very constructive. They would like us to do this again. The food: with Mom home, even the leftovers are over-the-top good.
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Ate breakfast and fed the sheep. Q&A about Moody with the parents. Very constructive. They would like us to do this again. The food: with Mom home, even the leftovers are over-the-top good.
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At 10am someone said, “Oh, we have to feed the sheep!” and someone else made the statement, “Ashley’s parents are returning in an hour or so.” From the activity that followed, within seconds, Continue reading
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Many people who read this blog have never heard of Bert Elliot. A missionary in Peru for 50+ years and planted too many churches to count. Lived in a boat on the river and a pickup truck on land. Colleen, a concert pianist, married Bert to spend her life in the jungles of Peru. I asked Bert for marriage advice once. He said, “Floyd, it takes a lifetime to make one woman happy.” The following post was sent to me by a long time friend. Continue reading
Daniel played guitar and sang with the praise team in church this morning. He even led the congregation in one song. He is very gifted, and leads naturally.
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Ice skating? No. Soup kitchen? No. Worship service? No. Snow. Not lots, but enough to preclude a trip into town that was not absolutely necessary. The pastor was disappointed, not because we didn’t help out in the soup kitchen, but because he wanted to spend time with us! We will make up for that tomorrow after church and next week when we go to the university and meet up with people there. The pastor is coming with us. It’s nice to be wanted.
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Yesterday evening ended this morning, so I can blog about it. Ashley gave one of the students her truck to drive to music practice. On the way home, he made a wrong turn, and when he attempted to turn around, the truck hit a patch of ice and slid into the ditch. Continue reading
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Warmer today: minus 22 degrees. Heat wave from yesterday of minus 61. The cold literally took our breath away. The throat tingled and dried out instantly. Can’t stay outside for more than just a minute or two. In comparison, today we could have worn bathing suits. Continue reading
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